Jeffrey R. Immelt Quotes
I do business in 170 countries; none of them is perfect. There is not even one country that I think of, and I am like, 'God, that did everything that I wanted it to do.'
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I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
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It's not any desire on my part to start playing dads, but it's a convention of drama. If you don't get the parts of young people going out to nightclubs, you have to play their fathers.
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What happened was I saw this ad for a yogurt plant for sale. It was in my junk mail pile, and I threw it into the garbage can. And then about half an hour later, with the dirt on it, I picked it up from the garbage can, and I called out of curiosity.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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I think all politicians lie.
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State assaults on the separation of church and state are nothing new.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.
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I often get ideas for songs on the tour bus at odd times. Like at 6am when no one is around, I'd just write.
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Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
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I long for a South African society that's free of ideological forces - no society can ever really be free of ideological forces - but I wish it was free of power.
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The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
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I like writing better. Because I don't have to wear makeup, I don't have to be thin, and I don't have to remember lines.
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When you're a woman with a certain amount of fame and money, you are never certain what someone's motives are.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
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If I wasn't going to be able to dance professionally, I wasn't going to dance. That's my all-or nothing personality coming out.
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I resist lists. It must be all those 'Most Important' and 'Best of the Year' ones I compiled in my years as a beat critic. I often felt guilty about what I left out.
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Who cares? Sometimes you need rebirth. (On the destruction of America)
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I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.
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I'd like to thank God for giving me the opportunity to sing with the greatest group in the world.
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I do business in 170 countries; none of them is perfect. There is not even one country that I think of, and I am like, 'God, that did everything that I wanted it to do.'
